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If you're using Python for any amount of development, you have probably issued a command in a terminal, even if only to launch a Python script or install a Python module with pip. Commands may be simple and singular:

$ ls

Commands also might take an argument:

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Open source web browsers have come a long way since Microsoft dominated the web browser market with its closed source Internet Explorer (IE). For many years, IE was the standard browser for Microsoft's Windows operating system, while Safari (also closed source) was the default browser for MacOS. Then Mozilla's introduction of Firefox, followed by Google's release of Chrome, sparked a revolution in open source internet browsers. Those two are extremely well known but are not the only open source browsers available.

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SQL Buddy is an open source web-based tool was written in PHP language that intended to manage SQLite and MySQL administration via web browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera and IE+ (Internet Explorer). SQL...

Usage of Linux on Azure surpasses Windows Server - Web Hosting | Cloud Computing | Datacenter | Domain News  Daily Host News

The usage of Linux on Azure has exponentially surpassed the Windows, confirmed Microsoft Linux Kernel developer, Sasha Levin, to ZDNet.

It looks like in July we could finally see an "experimental ZFS" option within Ubuntu 19.10 and its daily images for those wanting an easy-to-use ZFS On Linux based installation of Ubuntu...

Linux Mint 20 will ditch 32-bit architecture following Canonical's recent announcement  Neowin

Clem Lefebvre, head of the Linux Mint project, has announced that Linux Mint 20 and beyond will drop support for 32-bit systems. The news comes on the heels ...

AMD's Marek Olšák released a new version of the Mesa DRM library (libdrm) on Tuesday...

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While the Radeon RX 5700 "Navi 10" series is launching on 7 July and there was the recently presented open-source Linux patches (so far for the AMDGPU kernel driver and RadeonSI OpenGL; Vulkan support still pending), today was the surprise move of posting the kernel patches for an unannounced "Navi 14" graphics processor...

MintBox 3 will be a high-power, fanless computer with Linux Mint  Liliputing

The folks behind the popular Linux Mint operating system have been partnering with fanless PC maker CompuLab to offer a line of co-branded MintBox ...

Linux is now beating Windows on Microsoft’s own turf, and Azure is better for it  Digital Trends

A Linux kernel developer working with Microsoft has let slip that Linux-based operating systems have a larger presence on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform than ...

1. Linux is now beating Windows on Microsoft’s own turf, and Azure is better for it  Digital Trends
2. Microsoft wakes up, stretches, remembers: Oh yeah, we do Windows too. And lo, SQL Server 2019 Windows-based container emerges  The Register
3. Steps to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 on Windows 10  Windows Report
4. With new feature update calendar, Microsoft finally settles on a sensible Windows 10 release schedule  ZDNet
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Linux is now beating Windows on Microsoft’s own turf, and Azure is better for it  Digital Trends

A Linux kernel developer working with Microsoft has let slip that Linux-based operating systems have a larger presence on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform than ...

A few years back we looked at the ASUS ZenScreen USB-C Portable Monitor that took until recently when it began playing working nicely on Linux due to its DisplayLink hardware and also the state of Type-C DP AlternateMode support at the time. What we've been trying out over the past week has been the Odake BladeX as a much more interesting portable monitor: it's a 15.6-inch display in 1080p and 4K options that also supports native HDMI input and other functionality unmatched by the ZenScreen.

MintBox 3 Linux Mint-Powered Mini PC Announced as the Most Powerful MintBox Ever  Softpedia News

Available in two variants with Linux Mint pre-installed.

Daily Deal: Pay What You Want The Complete Linux eBook Bundle  Techdirt

Pay what you want for the Complete Linux eBook Bundle and you will get the Mastering Embedded Linux Programming ebook. It covers the technologies and ...

Linux Mint 20 and Future Releases Will Drop Support for 32-bit Installations  Softpedia News

The Linux Mint project announced today that they have decided to follow Canonical's decision to drop support for 32-bit system in future releases of their Ubuntu ...

Linux overtakes Windows Server as most used operating system on Azure  OnMSFT

Linux is now the most used operating system on Microsoft Azure, according to a Microsoft Linux kernel developer.

NVIDIA announced via their newsletter today that they've open-sourced their TensorRT library and associated plug-ins...

AMDVLK 2019.Q3.1 is out as the latest update to AMD's official open-source Vulkan Linux driver...